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03474aam a2200493 i 4500 001 9C137B68403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201217010015 008 200413s2020 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020016956 020 $a 1476677190 020 $a 9781476677194 035 $a (OCoLC)1133654805 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d YDX $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a PR830.D4 $b M67 2020 100 1 $a Morrison, Kate, $d 1952- $e author. 245 10 $a Morality and the law in British detective and spy fiction, 1880-1920 / $c Kate Morrison. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2020] 300 $a x, 195 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a ""Who decides what is right or wrong, ethical or immoral, just or unjust? In the world of crime and spy fiction between 1880 and 1920, the boundaries of the law were blurred and justice called into question humanity's moral code. As fictional detectives mutated into spies near the turn of the century, the waning influence of morality on decision-making signaled a shift in behavior from idealistic principles towards a pragmatic outlook taken in the national interest. Taking a fresh approach to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's popular protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, this book examines how Holmes and his rival maverick literary detectives and spies manipulated the law to deliver a fairer form of justice than that ordained by parliament. Multidisciplinary, it views detective fiction through the lenses of law, moral philosophy, and history, and incorporates issues of gender, equality, and race. By studying popular publications of the time, it provides a glimpse into public attitudes towards crime and morality and how those shifting opinions helped reconstruct the hero in a new image."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Justice According to Holmes: Conan Doyle's Amateur Detective -- Professional Detectives: Morrison and Muddock's Unofficial Justice -- The Female Gaze: Marsh, Hume and Pirkis's Unsuitable Women -- From Detective to Spy: Justice for the Greater Good -- Spying and Lying: Childers and Buchan's Accidental Spies -- Epilogue: The Vigilantes -- Conclusion. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery stories, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Spy stories, English $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a English fiction $y 19th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a English fiction $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Crime in literature. 650 0 $a Law in literature. 650 0 $a Justice, Administration of, in literature. 650 0 $a Law and literature. 650 7 $a Crime in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00883038 650 7 $a Detective and mystery stories, English. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891515 650 7 $a English fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910817 650 7 $a Justice, Administration of, in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00985220 650 7 $a Law and literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00993913 650 7 $a Law in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00994014 650 7 $a Spy stories, English. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01131046 648 7 $a 1800-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721014846.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9C137B68403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search